The Art and Craft of Stephen King
The Story Behind Every Novel, Novella, and Short Story
$85.80
- Hardcover
648 pages
- Release Date
17 September 2026
Summary
The first complete, in-depth examination of every work published in the immense oeuvre of the King of Horror, Stephen King, which serves as the ultimate illustrated resource of the development of a literary great. Stephen King is perhaps the most well-known author across horror, thriller, science fiction, and mystery genres, with more than 350 million books sold. Stephen King All the Stories examines in extensive detail how each novel, novella, and short story was created, developed, publishe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798894141947 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Guy Astic, Frank Lafond |
| Publisher: | Running Press |
| Imprint: | Running Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 648 |
| Release Date: | 17 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 279mm x 203mm |
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About The Author
Guy Astic
Frank Lafond, Ph.D., teaches at the ESCAT film school in Tours and at the Université Côte d’Azur. From 2015 to 2023, he edited two collections of film books for Editions Vendemiaire. He has published essays, in both French and English, in academic and mainstream publications, as well as in various collective works. Frank is the author of Jacques Tourneur, les figures de la peur (2007), Joe Dante, l’art du jeu (2011), Dictionnaire du cinema fantastique et de science-fiction (2014), Samuel Fuller, jusqu’a l’epuisement (2017), and Phase IV, eclipse de l’humanite (2020). In 2025, McFarland & Company will publish his new book, French Crime Films of the 1970s, co-authored with Roberto Curti. He lives in France.
Guy Astic is Director of Editions Rouge Profond. He has published numerous works on the fantastique. He has nurtured a passion for Stephen King for forty years, writing about ten articles on his novels and short stories, discussing his work in several conferences, including “Stephen King. Enfance et danse macabre” at the Forum des images in Paris, and appearing on radio or TV programs dedicated to the Master of Horror. He has edited two books about the writer: Stephen King. Premieres approches (Editions du CEFAL, 2000) and Colloque de Cerisy. Autour de Stephen King, l’horreur contemporaine (2008). He lives in France.
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